He hopes some of that excitement will begin with the No. 2 pick in the NBA Draft. Lasry hopes the second piece of the excitement puzzle will be a new arena. He said proposals are being accepted this week.

"I think, this Wednesday, everybody's coming into New York," he said. "We've got three or four different groups who are coming to give us their proposals."

The current ownership group, along with former owner Herb Kohl, have pledged $200 million toward the project. Estimates put the arena cost at $400 million to $500 million.

"To get it done, it's going to end up being a partnership," he said.

While the use of public money for the project faces some opposition, Lasry said the end project must be acceptable to southeast Wisconsin fans.

"We need to go do it together," he said. "Part of it is 'What do people want?'"

What Lasry wanted Monday was a team jersey, and he had trouble finding one. However he has found no shortage of advice when it comes to this week's NBA Draft.

'I didn't realize there were 400 different views of who we should pick," he said.

Lasry and co-owner Wes Edens visited Water Street last month to help generate interest in the team. He said they plan on continuing to help build the franchise into something Wisconsin can be proud of.

"If people feel we're doing our best and trying, and we're succeeding and achieving goals, we'll get there," he said.

Lasry also said the Bucks are working on a new color scheme for the team's uniforms next season.